Description
The article compares and contrasts the two dictatorships of Stalinism and Nazism. It discusses the leadership cults of Hitler and Stalin, the "war machines" that were engaged in the deadly clash of 1941 to 1945, and how interpretations of the past have shifted in Germany and Russia since the downfall of the dictatorships.
An internationally distinguished team of historians of Nazism and Stalinism provide a summary of the most up-to-date research and offer new perspectives on issues linking the two most terrible dictatorships of modernity. Three selected themes are explored: the leadership cults of Hitler and Stalin; the "war machines" engaged in the deadly clash of 1941 to 1945; and the ways in which interpretations of the past have shifted in Germany and Russia since the demise of the dictatorships.